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president obama and john boehner are on a collision course. tonight i'll tell you who is going to be blink first. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> the leverage is going the shift to our side where hopefully we'll do the same thing we did last time. >> republicans reveal their fiscal cliff end game. give in on taxes and take the economy hostage again. congressman chris van hollen responds tonight. >>> somehow raising the medicare eligibility age is back in the fiscal cliff discussion. david cay johnston says it would be -- to do it, and he is here tonight. >> what we shouldn't be doing is try to take away your rights to bargain for better working conditions. >> in michigan, the president stands up for workers like he has never done before. >> these so-called right the work laws, they don't have to do with economics. they have everything to do with politics. >> tonight the president's big speech, and why the fight in michigan is an assault on workers everywhere. >>> plus, major news on a white house push for immigration reform. in 40
president obama and john boehner are on a collision course. tonight i'll tell you who is going to be blink first. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> the leverage is going the shift to our side where hopefully we'll do the same thing we did last time. >> republicans reveal their fiscal cliff end game. give in on taxes and take the economy hostage again. congressman chris van hollen responds tonight. >>> somehow raising the medicare eligibility age is back...
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and we've learned, of course, that president obama and speaker boehner did not speak today. that doesn't bode good for what's happening with our country in terms of avoiding the fiscal cliff, does it? >> it does not. i think no matter what, we need to keep talking because we cannot give up and walk away. when he made the statement that he'd wait to see what senator reid and the president would come up with, it sounded good to a degree, but knowing how much these people seem to despise anyone who looks out for any poor person, it's going to be difficult for me to see that they're going to be willing to cooperate. >> we got film of speaker boehner leaving the meeting. do you think that was a good move? is that something that should be, you know, seen by the american public that there's a refusal to at least engage in conversation around the table, so to speak? >> well, i don't know what happened prior to that. i do know and i do believe that speaker boehner has given his best with this particular group of people to try to come up with some kind of answer. i also know that he's
and we've learned, of course, that president obama and speaker boehner did not speak today. that doesn't bode good for what's happening with our country in terms of avoiding the fiscal cliff, does it? >> it does not. i think no matter what, we need to keep talking because we cannot give up and walk away. when he made the statement that he'd wait to see what senator reid and the president would come up with, it sounded good to a degree, but knowing how much these people seem to despise...
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you're president obama. you've got to negotiate with somebody in congress in order to get this done. yes, he'll work on something with harry reid now and try to take over from the senate, but in terms of negotiating with the house to get something passed there, who do you talk to? when you work something out with john boehner, it does not manifest as the house doing what john boehner says they're going to do. why would you keep negotiating with a guy who can't deliver what he is negotiating for? why would you keep talking to him? i don't know what happens next. stay with us. >>> 'tis the season to be careful what you say about certain seasonal icons. so just in case the little ones are gathered around the tv machine right now, let it be known that the official stance of "the rachel maddow show" is that there is a person named s-a-n-t-a who is working hard right now with elves checking lists and preparing a sleigh to drop off a lot of chimney-deliverable toys. that is what is happening at the north pole right
you're president obama. you've got to negotiate with somebody in congress in order to get this done. yes, he'll work on something with harry reid now and try to take over from the senate, but in terms of negotiating with the house to get something passed there, who do you talk to? when you work something out with john boehner, it does not manifest as the house doing what john boehner says they're going to do. why would you keep negotiating with a guy who can't deliver what he is negotiating...
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you're president obama. you've got to negotiate with somebody in congress in order to get this done. yes, he'll work on something with harry reid now and try to take over from the senate, but in terms of negotiating with the house to get something passed there, who do you talk to? when you work something out with john boehner, it does not manifest as the house doing what john boehner says they're going to do. why would you keep negotiating with a guy who can't deliver what he is negotiating for? why would you keep talking to him? i don't know what happens next. stay with us. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 let's talk about low-cost investing. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 at schwab, we're committed to offering you tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 low-cost investment options-- tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 like our exchange traded funds, or etfs tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 which now have the lowest tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 operating expenses tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 in their respective tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 lipper categories. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 lower than spdr td
you're president obama. you've got to negotiate with somebody in congress in order to get this done. yes, he'll work on something with harry reid now and try to take over from the senate, but in terms of negotiating with the house to get something passed there, who do you talk to? when you work something out with john boehner, it does not manifest as the house doing what john boehner says they're going to do. why would you keep negotiating with a guy who can't deliver what he is negotiating...
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you're president obama. you've got to negotiate with somebody in congress in order to get this done. yes, he'll work on something with harry reid now and try to take over from the senate, but in terms of negotiating with the house to get something passed there, who do you talk to? when you work something out with john boehner, it does not manifest as the house doing what john boehner says they're going to do. why would you keep negotiating with a guy who can't deliver what he is negotiating for? why would you keep talking to him? i don't know what happens next. stay with us. we are the house when it comes to the big game. yeah. it's his thing. i don't even participate. boom! here it comes! bring it back! bring it home! [ male announcer ] when you combine creamy velveeta with zesty rotel tomatoes and green chilies, you get a bowl of queso that makes even this get-together better. [ coughs ] [ baby crying ] ♪ [ male announcer ] robitussin® liquid formula soothes your throat on contact and the active ingredi
you're president obama. you've got to negotiate with somebody in congress in order to get this done. yes, he'll work on something with harry reid now and try to take over from the senate, but in terms of negotiating with the house to get something passed there, who do you talk to? when you work something out with john boehner, it does not manifest as the house doing what john boehner says they're going to do. why would you keep negotiating with a guy who can't deliver what he is negotiating...
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but obama can't seem to get boehner to say yes, i claim victory on this one. and it is remarkable that that is the second time he offered cuts to social security benefits, and boehner is not willing to accept it. >> what are the white house's terms once you hit january one. and will all the same stuff be on the table? or will the president simply demand a fix in the tax rates as a starting point, pass the bill that fixes the tax rates first, then you can come up here and talk about the other stuff. >> it is a great point. and you know one of the understated aspects of this whole negotiation process is how much unemployment insurance, the payroll tax cut, and infrastructure spending has kept the white house at the table. the administration wants those three things. now they have gone away from the payroll tax code a little bit. but they want the economic stimulus, they know there is an advantage to it. once they're done, once you pass the cliff how much are they going to fight for them? obviously there was a point in the president including in his pare down tod
but obama can't seem to get boehner to say yes, i claim victory on this one. and it is remarkable that that is the second time he offered cuts to social security benefits, and boehner is not willing to accept it. >> what are the white house's terms once you hit january one. and will all the same stuff be on the table? or will the president simply demand a fix in the tax rates as a starting point, pass the bill that fixes the tax rates first, then you can come up here and talk about the...
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the call unlike the night when president obama called john boehner on election day and john boehner didn't answer his call. i think that you have to have both parties willing to engage with each other and talk to each other. looking back at the 1980s, for example, when ronald reagan was president and tip o'neill was speaker of the house, they didn't agree but they sit down and talk and negotiate and compromise and today's republican party so hijacked by the right wing they're incapable of agreement. >> let's put aside the right wing here. we know that speaker boehner purged some of those seen as not being team players within his own party and we'll discuss the fact he's taken a hit for that. beyond the right wing or whatever you have numbers. you have exit polling. you have pew research poll that shows where the american people stand. if all of the people are there to represent us, meaning the people who are watching right now and the panel included here, we are all americans, we pay taxes, then why isn't this work getting done? >> well, just look at speaker boehner's fiscal cliff p
the call unlike the night when president obama called john boehner on election day and john boehner didn't answer his call. i think that you have to have both parties willing to engage with each other and talk to each other. looking back at the 1980s, for example, when ronald reagan was president and tip o'neill was speaker of the house, they didn't agree but they sit down and talk and negotiate and compromise and today's republican party so hijacked by the right wing they're incapable of...
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. >>> and president obama and john boehner talking again. can boehner deliver enough votes in his caucus. >>> let me finish with that old question, why not the best? this is "hardball," the place for politics. when you give a, it has to work. ♪ make just one someone happy and when it's a toys for tots child, well, what could be more important? so this year, every hasbro toy donated to toys for tots will be powered by duracell. happy holidays. duracell with duralock. trusted everywhere. >>> one headline from our nbc news/"wall street journal" poll. for the first time ever a majority of voters support marriage equality. catch this. 51% now say they support same-sex marriage. all you have to do to look at our polls from the past few years to see how fast public opinion has changed on that issue. back in 2004, for example, when republicans used the issue to defeat john kerry, only 30% supported gay mare. in 2009 it was up to 41%. earlier this year support for same-sex was up to 49%. a solid majority, if a small one. we'll be right back. yep, t
. >>> and president obama and john boehner talking again. can boehner deliver enough votes in his caucus. >>> let me finish with that old question, why not the best? this is "hardball," the place for politics. when you give a, it has to work. ♪ make just one someone happy and when it's a toys for tots child, well, what could be more important? so this year, every hasbro toy donated to toys for tots will be powered by duracell. happy holidays. duracell with...
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a meeting between president obama and john boehner ended a few weminutes ago. for the first time, russia is acknowledging that the president may oust bahashad. the president is continuing to gain strength and suspects that he will be home for christmas. >>> welcome back to "hardball." with a gritty state of new jersey's home to the boss, bruce springsteen, and the boardwalk of the empire fame, it's also the home of an increasingly popular brass politician by the name of chris christie. he may have sat out the presidential race in 2012, but he later earned high marks for his handling of hurricane sandy. how he's leaving the door very open for a bid for president in 2016. here he was on abc with barbara walters just last night. >> when you were pressed to run for president this time, you said you didn't think you were ready. what did you mean by that? >> i wasn't ready to undertake a campaign. that's an enormous decision to make for yourself and your family, and i didn't feel ready. >> how do you think you're going to feel in 2016? >> well, you know what? i have
a meeting between president obama and john boehner ended a few weminutes ago. for the first time, russia is acknowledging that the president may oust bahashad. the president is continuing to gain strength and suspects that he will be home for christmas. >>> welcome back to "hardball." with a gritty state of new jersey's home to the boss, bruce springsteen, and the boardwalk of the empire fame, it's also the home of an increasingly popular brass politician by the name of chris...
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president obama met again today with house speaker john boehner but can boehner deliver his caucus? that's the toughest job for him and for the country. can he deliver enough republicans to be a respectable republican leader in this is "hardball," the place for politics. aids affects us all. even babies. chevron is working to stop mother-to-child transmission. our employees and their families are part of the fight. and we're winning. at chevron nigeria, we haven't had a reported case in 12 years. aids is strong. aids is strong. but we are stronger. and aids... ♪ aids is going to lose. aids is going to lose. ♪ it's so great to see you. you, too! oh, cloudy glasses. you didn't have to come over! actually, honey, i think i did... oh? you did? whoa, ladies, easy. hi. cascade kitchen counselor. we can help avoid this with cascade complete pacs. see, over time, cascade complete pacs fight film buildup two times better than finish quantum. to help leave glasses sparkling shiny! too bad it doesn't work on windows. okay, i'm outta here. cascade. the clear choice. >>> tonight i'll be spea
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obama is at $1.4 trillion in taxes. boehner is maybe 8 one billion. boehner was at 600 billion. but a major sticking point is not a number at all. a major sticking point is the debt ceiling you. might remember the debt ceiling, the dumb, anachronistic thing we have in which congress has to vote for the stuff that it has already bought. and if the vote doesn't go through, then america's economy goes boom. yeah. that one. that has become a huge problem in these negotiations. and for two reasons. first, a lot of republicans outside the negotiations on the hill, they have convinced themselves the debt court of appealing is their secret weapon. the way they see the negotiations going is this. mr. obama has leverage now because he really doesn't care if you go over the fiscal cliff or curb or slope, or whatever you want to call it. but in february we will hit the debt ceiling. and if we break through the debt ceiling we will unleash an economic hell on this nation. and no president would allow that, right? so that is republican leverage, as they see it. unlike them, obama is not willi
obama is at $1.4 trillion in taxes. boehner is maybe 8 one billion. boehner was at 600 billion. but a major sticking point is not a number at all. a major sticking point is the debt ceiling you. might remember the debt ceiling, the dumb, anachronistic thing we have in which congress has to vote for the stuff that it has already bought. and if the vote doesn't go through, then america's economy goes boom. yeah. that one. that has become a huge problem in these negotiations. and for two reasons....
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. >> everyone should understand boehner's proposal will not pass the senate. >> reporter: president obama offered a lower threshold, 400,000. >> the president has come halfway. he hopes that the republicans will do the same. >> reporter: republicans see this million dollar vote as a last-ditchest to save business o ditch effort to save business owners from taxes. >> i think everyone realizes the tax rate will go up. >> reporter: today in washington, experts discuss the impact on affordable housing and new this morning bankrate.com reports the threat of falling over the cliff already has one in three americans cutting back now, mostly poor families and seniors. >> enough is enough! >> reporter: some in washington urging congress to act. compromise seemed likely 24 hours ago now elusive as republicans push a vote that's not expected to ever reach the president's desk. actually two votes, because we're hearing there could be two separate votes when this comes up tomorrow, one to keep tax rates low for the middle class, and a separate vote to keep rate lows for everyone making under $1 millio
. >> everyone should understand boehner's proposal will not pass the senate. >> reporter: president obama offered a lower threshold, 400,000. >> the president has come halfway. he hopes that the republicans will do the same. >> reporter: republicans see this million dollar vote as a last-ditchest to save business o ditch effort to save business owners from taxes. >> i think everyone realizes the tax rate will go up. >> reporter: today in washington, experts...
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years with house speaker john boehner saying, quote, we are ready to be led. the question is do we have any reason to believe the two parties in washington will get along better in a second obama term? we'll see. >>> an ugly nor'easter complete with rain, wind and snow whips into the same parts of new york new york and new jersey that were wiped out by hurricane sandy. the question s what does the new storm mean for those still waiting for the lights to be turned on ten days now after sandy? >>> new york jets head coach rex ryan reactso
years with house speaker john boehner saying, quote, we are ready to be led. the question is do we have any reason to believe the two parties in washington will get along better in a second obama term? we'll see. >>> an ugly nor'easter complete with rain, wind and snow whips into the same parts of new york new york and new jersey that were wiped out by hurricane sandy. the question s what does the new storm mean for those still waiting for the lights to be turned on ten days now after...
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and speaker boehner are now, quote, in the ballpark. the big breakthrough came when speaker boehner offered to raise income tax rates on the highest earners, those making $1 million a year. boehner also offered to take the debt ceiling fight off the table for a year. let's bring in democratic strategist chris and republican strategist david winston. chris, could these latest developments actually lead to a deal? what do you think? >> i think there is definitely some progress towards that. we'll see in the next few days. i think especially in light of that horrific tragedy on friday in newtown, i think there's not a lot of tolerance in the country right now for politics. i think both the president and speaker boehner understand that things have changed in a very short amount of time in a dramatic way. i think they realize the last thing this country needs to be worrying about is a fiscal cliff when there's a lot bigger things that are happening right now in the country. >> yeah, i was wondering about that myself, whether or not, i mean,
and speaker boehner are now, quote, in the ballpark. the big breakthrough came when speaker boehner offered to raise income tax rates on the highest earners, those making $1 million a year. boehner also offered to take the debt ceiling fight off the table for a year. let's bring in democratic strategist chris and republican strategist david winston. chris, could these latest developments actually lead to a deal? what do you think? >> i think there is definitely some progress towards that....
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president obama is making it clear to john boehner who aappears to be anyway public denial to try to stall time to prevent that from happening. >> is that the goal whether he comes out and has press conferences like that, is he posturing? what is he doing, if the end has already been decided. >> i don't know if it's been decided, but there's inevitablity here. the way it works is this is not an even fight where the republicans and democrats start in a certain way. if nothing happens, taxes go up at the new year, and that's a problem for republicans. it's a better hand for democrats. the alternatives is taxes go up for everyone or the top 2%. that's an inevitable reality. i think john boehner has a lot of completing political interest here. he has to worry about a very difficult caucus. we have people on the very right who aren't ready to raise taxes on the rich. there's a moment of reckoning sooner or later. >> the other part is entitlement reform. we've heard some details about what they might be considering, you know, means testing, changing the means testing, raising the age of el
president obama is making it clear to john boehner who aappears to be anyway public denial to try to stall time to prevent that from happening. >> is that the goal whether he comes out and has press conferences like that, is he posturing? what is he doing, if the end has already been decided. >> i don't know if it's been decided, but there's inevitablity here. the way it works is this is not an even fight where the republicans and democrats start in a certain way. if nothing...
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it'sassed theenate and boehner won't bring up inhe use. the obama campaign iout toda with a new ad about a campai op mitt roey made in ohio. i wa to get your reaction to it heret is >> the coal mine in thesads, tus out ey were told tt atan ory.y was, quotemandat their mineas clod, lt the d. commerci. >> employees fl th wer foed to go. they had to ta the day off hey had a li of who was the anwho wasn. th felt ey woun't have a job if they didn't go. >> on one handthe si mol iso outsource the jobs. the metuff.va an>> nsurpri. i go bac if mitt romney would pick up the phoncall john bone in our effort, we're put this. 20 senators have snea come to ouasroots. put pressure on boehner. we'll schedu this trade china.emengisliofo in jobs. the stuff thatomney is talking about. >> you're not ing to get a leer from mitt romney. you have a greatdea, senator, buy caidatthat would use forc workers to be props in a aign, i wouldn't count on him foanhing lf hr. stay right her >>> voter i.d., which isoing to allow mitt romney to win the state of penylvania,
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. >>> speaker boehner jabs president obama using talking points that seem scripted by the romney campaign. just a coincidence or are the attacks coordinated? this morning our look at mitt romney's muscle on capitol hill. >>> the president's populous pitch about fairness and the rich paying their share is making democratic supporters happy. but can he win these days talking about tax hikes on anybody? the concern amongst some obama supporters that his efforts could backfire, coming up. >>> plus, tomorrow night is the annual nerd prom also known as the white house correspondents dinner. the night that washington tries to go hollywood and mixes it up with celebrities and we get to see the president yuck it up. >> i have to confess, i really did not want to be here tonight. but i knew i had to come. just one more problem that i've inherited from george w. bush. >> this morning we'll turn back the clock and we'll have a preview of what to expect this time around. good morning from washington, it is friday, april 27th, 2012 and this is "the daily rundown." i'm luke russert in for chuck todd. >>
. >>> speaker boehner jabs president obama using talking points that seem scripted by the romney campaign. just a coincidence or are the attacks coordinated? this morning our look at mitt romney's muscle on capitol hill. >>> the president's populous pitch about fairness and the rich paying their share is making democratic supporters happy. but can he win these days talking about tax hikes on anybody? the concern amongst some obama supporters that his efforts could backfire,...
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. >>> house speaker john boehner attacked president obama's own jobs report in a fox news radio interview. boehner said "he's never even had a real job, for god sakes, and i can tell you from my dealings with him, he has no idea how the real world that we actually live in works." >>> senate majority leader harry reid again said he was told that republican candidate mitt romney "has not paid taxes for ten years." in a statement, reid says he was told that by an extremely credible source. meanwhile, mitt romney responded in an interview on a fox news radio show, saying "it's time for harry to put up or shut up." then reid responded to romney, saying "as a presidential candidate, it's his obligation to put up by releasing his tax returns." >>> filmmaker michael moore says he wouldn't describe himself as an obama supporter because of some u.s. policies like u.s. drone strikes in pakistan, but moore says "i will vote for him." >>> and president obama told supporters at a campaign rally in florida that for his birthday wish saturday, he'll ask for the state's 29 electoral votes. mr. obama said
. >>> house speaker john boehner attacked president obama's own jobs report in a fox news radio interview. boehner said "he's never even had a real job, for god sakes, and i can tell you from my dealings with him, he has no idea how the real world that we actually live in works." >>> senate majority leader harry reid again said he was told that republican candidate mitt romney "has not paid taxes for ten years." in a statement, reid says he was told that by...
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house speaker john boehner claims an obama mandate on insurer provided birth control is an assault on religious freedom. >>> drilling down. researchers discover a new scientific frontier. some say as important as reaching the moon. >>> and mythical monster? has iceland's own loch ness finally been captured on video? good morning. i'm lynn berry. those stories and more straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> and we begin this morning with a birth control battle. the issue of contraceptive coverage may suddenly be shaping into an election year issue. republicans in washington and on the campaign trail are speaking out against a new rule requiring that all insurers include birth control in their health care coverage. nbc's brian moore joins us from washington with the latest on this. brian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. the white house says the president is trying to protect women but republicans say he's gone too far. congressional republicans are vowing to roll back the obama administration's controversial policy forcing religious groups with insurance plans
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my sources tell me that president obama and speaker boehner haven't discussed the fiscal cliff since about july. with this election on the horizon, there is no indication that the two sides are going to start discussing this point any time soon. of course, this is the type of gridlock americans get so frustrated with. this is one of these issues that could potentially come down to the wire. the circumstances would be disastrous if that did, face-to-face, happen. -- in fact happen. >> kristen welker, thank you so much for that great summary. >>> today we kick off a new segment it for you. we're calling it "the dig." we'll take issues, policies, and promises made on the campaign trail and dig right down to the heart of them on both sides of the aisle. we begin with mitt romney's promise to create 12 million jobs in four years, which he spoke about, and the president rebutted at this week's debate. take a listen. >> we have not made the progress we need to make to put people back to work. that's why i put in a five-point plan that gets america 12 million jnew jobs in four years. >> gove
my sources tell me that president obama and speaker boehner haven't discussed the fiscal cliff since about july. with this election on the horizon, there is no indication that the two sides are going to start discussing this point any time soon. of course, this is the type of gridlock americans get so frustrated with. this is one of these issues that could potentially come down to the wire. the circumstances would be disastrous if that did, face-to-face, happen. -- in fact happen. >>...
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obama tried to call both mr. boehner and the senator republican leader, mitch mcconnell but was told they were asleep. >> wake them up, for goodness sake. >> he is the president. >> wake him up. >> yesterday, yesterday, senate majority leader harry reid struck a tone of cautious optimism. >> it's better to dance than to fight. it's bettor work together. i want to work together but i want everyone to also understand, you can't push us around. >> hours later there was some reason for hope. the word revenue which speaker boehner used 15 times in a 12-minute press conference and not always in a completely negative context. >> the news via tax reform. we're willing to accept new revenue under the right conditions. republicans have signaled a willingness to accept new revenue. if it comes from growth and reform. >> has boehner opened the door to compromise and extended an actual olive branch. he alluded to the grand bargain that slipped away a year ago. >> closer to the critical mass needed legislatively to get tax ref
obama tried to call both mr. boehner and the senator republican leader, mitch mcconnell but was told they were asleep. >> wake them up, for goodness sake. >> he is the president. >> wake him up. >> yesterday, yesterday, senate majority leader harry reid struck a tone of cautious optimism. >> it's better to dance than to fight. it's bettor work together. i want to work together but i want everyone to also understand, you can't push us around. >> hours later...
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i vote for john boehner. a shee, but i don't just put'em in the dryer to freshen up my clothes. i put'em in my shoes, i put'em in my car, i put'em in my vases. girl, i been put'n'em for as long as i can remember. [ male announcer ] how do you get your bounce? [ woman ] sheets, i put'em! >>> unlike american colleges and universities, american states are not ranked annually by any national publication for how hard people there party. so we can evaluate, say, the relative raucousness of michigan state, but not the state of michigan. that's the intoxicating irony of this day, repeal day. that's the day prohibition ended. and the 35th state to ratify and repeal was utah. good looking out. december 5th, repeal day, is a thing. the question is, in the year 2091, will december 6th be a thing? because tomorrow is repeal day too. that story is coming up. [ laughing ] ahh, cloudy glasses. you didn't have to come over! easy. hi. cascade kitchen counselor. look! over time, cascade complete pacs fight film buildup two times better than finish quantum to help leave glasses sparkling. cascade.
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president obama and john boehner were working on it all summer. when it gets to the floor, you see how difficult it is to move that. only 38 votes. there is a lot of talk about washington, d.c. when it came time for literal action, 38 people stood up and said, let's feel some pain on both sides. let's jump into the deep end. the rest of the house, representatives, no thank you. we would rather stay where we are right now. the status quo is more beneficial for our changes in november and we get reelected and collect the salary once again. >> it raised the ire of a lot of folks. you are saying i want bipartisan work. what happened with that? we have some votes today. talk about what you are watching today. >> there were a few votes. today, we are going to see the voe on the republican budget, the paul ryan budget we have heard so much about. that will pass with only republican votes. the democrats have their budget up there done by chris van hollen. the counter chair. that will get only democratic votes. there was some consternation among republican
president obama and john boehner were working on it all summer. when it gets to the floor, you see how difficult it is to move that. only 38 votes. there is a lot of talk about washington, d.c. when it came time for literal action, 38 people stood up and said, let's feel some pain on both sides. let's jump into the deep end. the rest of the house, representatives, no thank you. we would rather stay where we are right now. the status quo is more beneficial for our changes in november and we get...
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. >> boehner's surprise is in part because this is a different obama he is now negotiating with. and it is not just that obama won an election. he has often compromised on his own. he has offered plans that tracked where he thought the final compromise would end up. the white house figured that by being list is us to they would win goodwill own the other side and even if they didn't, the media would come to their side realizing they sought compromise in the same place and been rebuffed by republicans. the white house does not believe that any more. probably the key lesson they took from the last couple of years is this. do not negotiate with yourself. if republicans want it cut medicare, let them propose the cuts. if they want it raise revenue through tax reform as opposed to marginal rates, let them tell you with what they want it eliminate. if they want deeper cuts to discretionary spending, let them give you a number. above all, if they don't like your policies, let them propose their own. that way if the white house does give in to hire demands, the republicans would feel lik
. >> boehner's surprise is in part because this is a different obama he is now negotiating with. and it is not just that obama won an election. he has often compromised on his own. he has offered plans that tracked where he thought the final compromise would end up. the white house figured that by being list is us to they would win goodwill own the other side and even if they didn't, the media would come to their side realizing they sought compromise in the same place and been rebuffed by...
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obama and against the american economy. boehner said he would use the next debt ceiling vote to insist on massive budget cuts to bring down the deficit. >> when the time comes, i will again insist. my simple principle of cuts and reforms later than a debt limit increase. this is the only avenue i see right now to force the elected leadership of this country to solve our structural fiscal and balance. we can make the bold reforms and cuts necessary to meet this principle and i believe that we must. so just so we're all clear, i'm talking about real cuts and real reforms. not tricks and gimmicks of giving washington a pass on grappling with the spending problem. >> the real problem here, speaker boehner, whs when you held the economy hostage so you can hack away at the budget when we went through the debt ceiling crisis last summer. u.s. credit was downgraded for the first time in history. stock indexes plunge between 5 and 7%. and disapproval rating for congress hit 87%, the worst ever. democrats haven't forgotten that. >> a
obama and against the american economy. boehner said he would use the next debt ceiling vote to insist on massive budget cuts to bring down the deficit. >> when the time comes, i will again insist. my simple principle of cuts and reforms later than a debt limit increase. this is the only avenue i see right now to force the elected leadership of this country to solve our structural fiscal and balance. we can make the bold reforms and cuts necessary to meet this principle and i believe that...
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and john boehner, trying to work toward this bargain. this vote shows that a grand bargain looks to be impossible to pass through the house. nancy pelosi said earlier she would accepted the original simpson-bowles provision, that's not what was on the floor last time. there was tinkering to it. there is less in tax revenue but all that being said you only have 38 votes on something which is the most bipartisan of these bills, it shows where we are as a country and how divided we are, chris. >> here to talk about that and a bunch of other things representative shore from pennsylvania who can characterize the democratic argument better than i could. what's going on on the house floor? >> luke russert, the king of segues. what doesn't he do. thank you for joining us. thank you for standing next to luke for so long. luke and i obviously you heard us talking about this. first of all, let me properly introduce you, pennsylvania congresswoman, a member of the house budget committee, i do want to talk and we can talk about the democratic and the
and john boehner, trying to work toward this bargain. this vote shows that a grand bargain looks to be impossible to pass through the house. nancy pelosi said earlier she would accepted the original simpson-bowles provision, that's not what was on the floor last time. there was tinkering to it. there is less in tax revenue but all that being said you only have 38 votes on something which is the most bipartisan of these bills, it shows where we are as a country and how divided we are, chris....
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and frankly john boehner have been trying to deal with. this is the reason we almost went off the cliff the last time. this kind of extremist says i'm going to go to washington and blow everything up. i'm not there to get something done. it also reveals to the broader american audience this is what's appealing to the voters. >> these are serious times and it's not time to end up with gridlock or blowing it up. i have some firm beliefs, but i believe that others have the same right and we all should be able to express that. and i don't think we've got to demonize people and act like they're godless because their approach may be different than ours. joe madison, karen finney, thanks for being on the show tonight. >> thanks. >> thank you. >>> ahead, think the gop's in fantasy land? well, coming up, reverend al's fairy tales for the republicans. that's next. [ donovan ] i hit a wall. and i thought "i can't do this, it's just too hard." then there was a moment. when i decided to find a way to keep going. go for olympic gold and go to college to
and frankly john boehner have been trying to deal with. this is the reason we almost went off the cliff the last time. this kind of extremist says i'm going to go to washington and blow everything up. i'm not there to get something done. it also reveals to the broader american audience this is what's appealing to the voters. >> these are serious times and it's not time to end up with gridlock or blowing it up. i have some firm beliefs, but i believe that others have the same right and we...
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i think we're going to win iowa and ohio. >> let's listen to what john boehner, from ohio, said today. he gave his prediction on fox news this morning. >> forget everything that's been said about the obama ground game. the romney ground game is bigger and more sophisticated than anything i've ever seen. polls don't decide elections, voters do. >> just to be clear, you're guaranteeing a victory for mitt romney in ohio? >> no question in my mind. >> the speaker seems to be saying the romney campaign is incredibly sophisticated, even more so than the obama campaign and says we have enthusiasm on our side. i think it's one or the other. but in terms of the enthusiasm question, what do you make of it? is it really momentum? >> i don't think it's real momentum. the other thing he didn't mention that they have in florida and ohio is the secretary of state is on their side, who happens to be a very partisan individual. that could be a problem, because we're very, very anxious about an honest voting process. they have done everything they can to discourage voting. it has to be a fair election.
i think we're going to win iowa and ohio. >> let's listen to what john boehner, from ohio, said today. he gave his prediction on fox news this morning. >> forget everything that's been said about the obama ground game. the romney ground game is bigger and more sophisticated than anything i've ever seen. polls don't decide elections, voters do. >> just to be clear, you're guaranteeing a victory for mitt romney in ohio? >> no question in my mind. >> the speaker seems...
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when john boehner was asked about the obama campaign's decision on super pacs, he said this. >> just another broken promise. >> but when citizens united ruling was handed down, boehner called it a big win for the first amendment. he said let the american people decide how much money is enough. let's turn to msnbc political analyst and bloomberg view column nice, jonathan alter and msnbc pol policy analyst, ezra klein. a lot on the table. first of all the money war has official hi started. jonathan, i get a sense this is not the road president obama and his campaign wanted to travel, do they have any options? >> they probably don't have any options, but ed if you talk about leveling the playing field this won't happen. because the president has been against this kind of unlimited campaign finance, it's pretty hard for him to turn around to say to all the democrats who are philosophically opposed this crazy system we have, okay, now you take advantage of it, we want you to give unlimited donations, of millions of dollars. george won't be playing this time. there aren't a long list of b
when john boehner was asked about the obama campaign's decision on super pacs, he said this. >> just another broken promise. >> but when citizens united ruling was handed down, boehner called it a big win for the first amendment. he said let the american people decide how much money is enough. let's turn to msnbc political analyst and bloomberg view column nice, jonathan alter and msnbc pol policy analyst, ezra klein. a lot on the table. first of all the money war has official hi...
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in september of 2009, senator jon kyl of arizona said, i had hoped that president obama by now would understand that even more government spending doesn't create jobs. but just recently, kyl said this about defense spending cuts. the whole point here, staving off the sequester, is trootie to get some economic growth, job creation, to get it out of the recession. is it credible when some in the party are trying to have it both ways. saying on the one hand government doesn't create jobs and on the other hand t does create jobs. >> i don't think it's inconsistent at all. i meanwhile, that comment obviously is ridiculous. but we understand republicans, and i think americans, that the private sector is the force that drives our economy. and it's not the government. the government can create a climate, can create a confidence in the future where the private sector invests, but that's where the jobs come from. it's the private sector jobs, the taxes they pay, the taxes that work for them that are paid by the workers that fund all of the government programs. there is a difference between giv
in september of 2009, senator jon kyl of arizona said, i had hoped that president obama by now would understand that even more government spending doesn't create jobs. but just recently, kyl said this about defense spending cuts. the whole point here, staving off the sequester, is trootie to get some economic growth, job creation, to get it out of the recession. is it credible when some in the party are trying to have it both ways. saying on the one hand government doesn't create jobs and on...
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>> john boehner did not walk away from it. president obama changed the terms. >> i mean this subjectively, the worst thing that happens you win it. the house, senate and presidency and cut the hell out of medicare, you're gone in two years. >> someone has to do something about medicare. what do you want to do? >> i have a whole theory. not sure i can explain it tonight. we work in the hallway and rationalize our medical system. >> it won't be done on day one. >> a lot less paperwork is key to that. good question. we'll get to that when we get to the lehr hour. basic question about mitt romney, does he want to be president of the united states or just the 1%? you're watching hardball, the place for politics. >>> let me finish tonight with this. mitt romney has one pitch and since this is his only pitch, he says it again and again. he is a man of business, someone who spent his life in business, doing it, experiencing it and why he rather than the president to do best for the country and the important thing is whether he would t
>> john boehner did not walk away from it. president obama changed the terms. >> i mean this subjectively, the worst thing that happens you win it. the house, senate and presidency and cut the hell out of medicare, you're gone in two years. >> someone has to do something about medicare. what do you want to do? >> i have a whole theory. not sure i can explain it tonight. we work in the hallway and rationalize our medical system. >> it won't be done on day one....
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president obama changed the details and blew up. if you win the house, senate -- and you cut medicare, you're out the next time. >> i think we have to rework the whole way we rationalize our system. >> it won't be done on day one either. >> a lot less paperwork is key to it. >> good question by the way. let me finish with a basic question about mitt romney. does he want to be president of the united states or just the 1%? [ male announcer ] trophies and awards lift you up. but they can also hold you back. unless you ask, what's next? [ zapping ] [ clang ] this is the next level of performance. the next level of innovation. the next rx. the all-new f sport. this is the pursuit of perfection. uh, nope. just, uh, checking out my ad. nice. but, y'know, with every door direct mail from the postal service, you'll find the customers that matter most: the ones in your neighborhood. print it yourself or find a local partner. and postage is under 15 cents. i wish i would have known that cause i really don't think i chose the best location. it
president obama changed the details and blew up. if you win the house, senate -- and you cut medicare, you're out the next time. >> i think we have to rework the whole way we rationalize our system. >> it won't be done on day one either. >> a lot less paperwork is key to it. >> good question by the way. let me finish with a basic question about mitt romney. does he want to be president of the united states or just the 1%? [ male announcer ] trophies and awards lift you...
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handful of democrats fearing the wrath of the nra have indicated that they may join speaker boehner's ranks. but why is the nra involved in the first place? because this case was never about a dead agent but a conspiracy theory promoted by conservatives that claim the obama white house wanted to take away americans' gun. >> very clearly, they made a crisis and they are using this crisis to somehow take away or limit people's second amendment rights. >> sadly for mr. issa the only thing that's fast and furious would appear to be his own sense of paranoia. let's get right to our panel now. "washington post" columnist dana joins us live from washington. here in new york, jonathon altar, columnist for bloomberg view and msnbc political analyst. dana, have you just come from this hearing. it has been testy, vociferous. >> it is a small room. it can overheat quite quickly. they started out were w the pleasantries but quickly turned into really a food fight. unfortunately i left as they were taking out the mashed potatoes. it is -- very tense. unlimited debate in that room. it will go on for
handful of democrats fearing the wrath of the nra have indicated that they may join speaker boehner's ranks. but why is the nra involved in the first place? because this case was never about a dead agent but a conspiracy theory promoted by conservatives that claim the obama white house wanted to take away americans' gun. >> very clearly, they made a crisis and they are using this crisis to somehow take away or limit people's second amendment rights. >> sadly for mr. issa the only...
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speaker john boehner calls the obama administration's controversial policy on birth control "an attack on religious freedom and vows to fight it." but is it all bad news for the white house here? >>> and family ties. a new report finds more than a dozen members of congress have actually sent millions of dollars in earmarks to groups connected to their immediate families. >>> reports from syria today indicate at least 50 more people were killed in the city of homs came under fire -- came under assault by government forces for a fifth straight day. in fact, we will have the new video, amateur video of some of what's going on on the ground there. >> and today's shelling in homs is reported to be the heaviest since syrian troops started their latest crackdown in that city saturday. hundreds of people reportedly killed. today's attacks come one day after president bashar assad met with russian's foreign minister and promised he would start a dialogue with opposition there. correspondent kristen welker joins us live. what's the latest from the white house or the state department? >> the path
speaker john boehner calls the obama administration's controversial policy on birth control "an attack on religious freedom and vows to fight it." but is it all bad news for the white house here? >>> and family ties. a new report finds more than a dozen members of congress have actually sent millions of dollars in earmarks to groups connected to their immediate families. >>> reports from syria today indicate at least 50 more people were killed in the city of homs...
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. >> while president obama spoke with senate leader harry reid and speaker john boehner by phone on saturday when you see him this week he will be getting by with a little help from his friends ordinary unelected americans. joining us professor of economics at the university of michigan justin wool fers. great to see you. before i ask for your economic analysis i want to pose one question to my colleagues in new york, that is really about the optics of the president going straight forward and straight to the kisser as it were on the bush tax cuts, not really even talking about the fiscal cliff or the debt limit which looms in february or march. >> as we know there is no real fiscal cliff. it's more of a curve or a mole hill. it's serious and real but not going over the cliff. if there is something of a cliff-like situation, it's playing to the president's advantage. december 31st what he doesn't want, the bush tax cuts for the rich, will be gone. they'll also be gone with the middle-class tax cuts. two years ago the republicans tried to hold the president hostage and said listen, if you don'
. >> while president obama spoke with senate leader harry reid and speaker john boehner by phone on saturday when you see him this week he will be getting by with a little help from his friends ordinary unelected americans. joining us professor of economics at the university of michigan justin wool fers. great to see you. before i ask for your economic analysis i want to pose one question to my colleagues in new york, that is really about the optics of the president going straight forward...
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speak speaker boehner just saying in response on president obama's reversal of using super pacs as just another broken promise. how do you think the president is going to be able to explain away his now stance on supporting super pacs, encouraging donors to support his? >> let's be clear, thomas, the president hasn't changed his position on what he thinks about super pacs. he supports laws. he supports efforts, he disported the disclose act to try to ameliorate the decision so we wouldn't have this influx of special interest money. look, you have the koch brothers, karl rove, oil interest, insurance company interest, financial sector supporting mitt romney that have pledged to raise half a billion dollars to defeat president obama. we don't like the rules. we're not going to be able to change the rules if we don't re-elect the president. this was a reluctant decision but it was one where we just had to decide we were not going to unilaterally disarm and just allow an influx in the special interest money to swamp the message that we're trying to get out. >> does this open the president u
speak speaker boehner just saying in response on president obama's reversal of using super pacs as just another broken promise. how do you think the president is going to be able to explain away his now stance on supporting super pacs, encouraging donors to support his? >> let's be clear, thomas, the president hasn't changed his position on what he thinks about super pacs. he supports laws. he supports efforts, he disported the disclose act to try to ameliorate the decision so we wouldn't...
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it's passed in the senate and boehner won't bring it up in the house. the obama campaign is out today with a new ad about a campaign stop mitt romney made in ohio. i want to get your reaction to it. here it is. >> the coal miners in these ads, turns out they were told that attendance at mitt romney's rally was, quote, mandatory. their mine was closed, lost the pay they needed. all to be prop ped in romney's commercial. >> employees feel they were forced to go. they had to take the day off without pay. they had a roll call. they they had a list of who was there and who wasn't. they felt they wouldn't have a job if they didn't go. >> on one hand, the business model is to outsource the jobs. when you have a chance to use the workers in a commercial, your thoughts on this? >> no surprise. the same stuff. i go back. if mitt romney would pick up the phone and call john boehner, join our effort, we're putting pressure on boehner to pass this. 20 senators have signed a letter. come to our grass roots. put pressure on boehner. we'll schedule this trade enforceme
it's passed in the senate and boehner won't bring it up in the house. the obama campaign is out today with a new ad about a campaign stop mitt romney made in ohio. i want to get your reaction to it. here it is. >> the coal miners in these ads, turns out they were told that attendance at mitt romney's rally was, quote, mandatory. their mine was closed, lost the pay they needed. all to be prop ped in romney's commercial. >> employees feel they were forced to go. they had to take the...